crown prince abdullah of saudi arabia presented president bush with an eight-point proposal during their meeting on thursday , calling for an end to the israeli military incursion in the occupied west bank and the opening of an american-led peace initiative supported by international peacekeeping forces , american and saudi officials said on friday .

Short summary: saudi plan calls for israeli pullout and international


after grateful palestinians received him like a savior , u.n. secretary-general kofi annan faced the last and possibly toughest challenge of his middle east mission _ persuading israeli leaders to show greater flexibility in efforts to revive moribund peace talks .

Short summary: annan makes israel his last stop in bid to restart stalled peace


leaders of the ira-allied sinn fein party doggedly clung to their seats in northern ireland peace negotiations tuesday but faced a tough legal battle to block british-led efforts to have them expelled .

Short summary: sinn fein hopes court action can keep governments from expelling


zaire 's government has vowed to crush a rebellion in the east , but its generals will have to repair an army weakened by low pay , poor discipline and lack of training .

Short summary:
zaire faces more than just rebels in fight to regain territory with zaire-rebels